I know I know, I’m super predictable, but what can I say? I’m a huge fan of colour, so I just couldn’t resist!

Today I made a rainbow M&M’s vase to put on the snack table to help get me in the party spirit. It certainly is not difficult, but it’s definitely getting me motivated to get things planned. Plus it’s one little project that I could get out of the way well before the party.

I’m embarrassed to admit how much money I spent on 3lbs of peanut M&M’s at the bulk store, so I’m not going to tell you (or my husband). But I’m pretty sure I could have gotten them customized on My M&M’s .com for a comparable price. (And, I could have had her photo printed on one side and her age printed on the other side. How cute would that have been if I was more organized!?)

I separated all the colours into little bowls. Kind of a mindless task, but it went pretty quickly. I started with blue on the bottom, and filled the vase up to the top:

Obviously there is more work to do for the first birthday party, but this rainbow M&M’s vase was an easy task that could be done well in advance of the party (4 days in advance to be exact).